Socialization

Routine And Ritual: Two Pillars As We Age

Rhoda P. Curtis | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Healthy Living, Healthy Aging, Socialization, Routine, Redroom, Rituals, Healthy Living News
Rhoda P. Curtis

Rituals demand attention to process as well as to affect. When we participate in a ritual, like going to a place of worship on a particular day, we make a commitment to join other people in a rite of passage.

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5 Ideas For A Brainier Thanksgiving

Marie Pasinski, M.D. | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Conversation, Memory and Cognition, Neuroscience, Brain Science, Socialization, Thanksgiving, Mindful Living, Healthy Living News
Marie Pasinski, M.D.

Empowering your own mind, sharing new ideas and promoting brain-boosting activities are the best gifts you can bring to the table.

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Would You Send A Pink Toy To A Baby Boy?

Rachel Kramer Bussel | Posted 11.17.2011

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Rachel Kramer Bussel

At one month, I highly doubt my friend's son will even notice this toy, so it wasn't about him per se, as the reaction of those around him. Would a pink toy be laughed at?

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The Socialization Question

Michael Horn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: School Reform, Public Schools, Online Learning, Education, Socialization, Education News
Michael Horn

A question I am asked frequently about online learning is: "Schools aren't just responsible for learning. They are responsible for doing a socialization job. Won't online learning hurt that?"

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PBS' 'This Emotional Life': The Building Blocks Of Connection, Part 2

Jessica Zucker, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Jessica Zucker, PBS' This Emotional Life, Interpersonal Skills, Relationships, Parenting Tips, Children, Pbs, Toddlers, Parenting, Socialization, Relationship Tips, Babies, Healthy Living News
Jessica Zucker, Ph.D.

Healthy development and attachment security flourish when resonant, competent, attuned, loving, and consistent parental behaviors mark the initial months of a baby's life.

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'Empathic Civilization' Excerpt: Homo-Empathicus, The Big Story That Historians Missed

The Huffington Post | Jeremy Rifkin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Collectivism, Child Development, Empathy, Individualism, Jeremy Rifkin, Arianna's Reading, Books, Hegel, Socialization, Homo Empathicus, Empathic Civilization, Books News

The following is an excerpt from the HuffPost book club pick for February, Jeremy Rifkin's "The Empathic Civilization". Historians, by and large, wri...

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